Re, a thread at the moment, would it be possible for someone in a desperate state to give Mumsnet headquarters a paypal account number so that an amount of cash could be collected up to a reasonable limit?
All of us who have known the down the back of the sofa, through the pockets hunt know the value of a small amount.
Obviously there is a chance of this being exploited but I am not talking about hundreds (I have seen hundreds collected on here very quickly for people truly in need), just eg £20- £30. That could be paid back to a central account if the OP wanted to do.